[26] The 1980 team won the Group IV state title with a 5-4 victory against Edison in the championship game at Mercer County Park.

[28] The 1994 team finished the season with a 9-2 record after winning the North II Group III state sectional title with a 21-14 win against West Essex High School on a touchdown scored in the final minute of the championship game at Giants Stadium.

[29] The team won the North II Group III title in 1996 with a 36-20 win against Malcolm X Shabazz High School in the sectional championship game at Giants Stadium.

Morris Knolls has run the Houston split back Veer offense for Regan's entire tenure as a head coach.

As a homecoming event, the Knolls football team plays against Morris Hills in an annual rivalry game at the beginning of every school year.

[33] In 1999, the football program suffered from a sophomore hazing scandal that was exposed in a several article series in the Daily Record and The Star-Ledger.

In its first established varsity year, the boys team finished with an 8-9 record (including post season games).

The team won their first sectional title in almost 50 years when they defeated top-ranked Montclair High School by a score of 3-2 in double overtime in the tournament final.

[39] Three years later, at the 2006 USSBA National Championships at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Morris Knolls High School placed fourth in their group and the colorguard was recognized as Best Color Guard National Championship title in Class III.

The band also received the caption awards of Best Percussion, Best Colorguard, Best Effect, and Best Visual at this state competition.

The same year, at the USSBA National Championships, Morris Knolls placed second in their group, also winning Best Colorguard and Best Percussion.

In the 2010 season, the Morris Knolls Marching Band won second place at the USSBA National Championships with a score of 95.838 in Group 2 Open, winning the caption for Best Color Guard.

[42] Throughout the past twenty years there have been many students who have attempted to pull a senior prank, some of which that have made local news.

In 2007 the senior and junior class started a huge food fight which caused approximately $2,780 in damage to ceiling tiles, tables, and televisions.